Dream to Travel from NCM

Hel(l) and back

with Mike. Hel (Hél; formerly German: Hela) is a seaside resort town in Puck County, Pomeranian, in northern Poland, located on the tip of the Hel Peninsula, 33 km from the Polish mainland.

Before World War II it was decided to limit access to the town and the peninsula in order to create the Fortified Region of Hel, a strategic defensive point. After the aggression of Germany on September 1, 1939, Hel became famous as one of the heroically and long defended regions of Poland. The city was liberated in 1945, and after the war it grew not only as a fishing port, but also as one of the most popular Polish holiday resorts.

The road, well actually the train to Hel. Almost there.
You can see the Baltic Sea from the train during the last few stops.
Mike in front of the memorial commemorating the Polish defenders of the Hel peninsula who fell
during heavy fighting in 1939.
Downtown Hel.
Seaside monument of Neptune in Hel. Check out the butt on him!
Dinner at Kutter in Hel.
I was so hungry I forgot to take pictures of the food. For our appetizer, we split a calamari salad served with pepper, onions, and toast; it was delicious. I had Baltic salmon grilled, and Mike had cabbage stuffed with
Baltic fish stewed in a chanterelle sauce with jacket potatoes and sauerkraut. Yum!
Hel at dusk.
Hel, early evening.
Dobranoc. Saying good night to Hel.

And we’re back. Tomorrow, I leave for Bergen, Norway and my northern lights cruise. Fingers crossed that I get to see the northern lights.

Some final pictures taken during my first two weeks in Sopot with Mike. The weather was nearly perfect for my entire stay in Sopot. Hoping for the same(ish) weather when I come back next week.

The Grand Hotel, Sopot.
Some gardens and walking paths.
Congress Hall needs these chairs!
Pumpkins.
Pumpkins.
Pumpkin.
And more pumpkins.

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